With HP also announcing that it is to drop out of the hardware market, to focus on software development, it seems Appleâs iPad 2 has claimed another scalp in the increasingly hostile tablet PC market.

But with prices so low and demand so high, users are flocking to the web to find out where they can buy a HP Touchpad?

Twitter is alive with rumours of who still has stock, who is yet to slash the price and where you can grab yourself a real bargain. Electronic staples such as Currys, Dixons and John Lewis Online have already sold out, along with Best Buy and Carphone Warehouse.

However with a little perseverance, patience and luck there may well still be a deal to be had.

Misco is also rumoured to be announcing a HP Touchpad sale in the near future.Other retailers such as www.play.com and www.argos.co.uk still had stock this morning, so keeping an eye on these retailers could really pay dividends if you are looking to pick up a cheap Touchpad.

Tesco also has a number of Touchpads in stock, though is yet to drop its prices.

In early 2011 HP announced the launch of the Touchpad as a tablet PC which was priced pound for pound with the IPad 2 and featured a 9.7 inch screen, 1.2GHz dual core Snapdragon processor and had either 16 or 32 GB of memory.

Early reviews of the tablet have been generally favourable and with a community-led project to get it to run Googleâs Android operating system, many are finding it to be an attractive offer at such a reduced price.